Love One Another

“Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.” —John 13:34

Our natural families are a shadow of the spiritual family that God always had in mind for us. It is that family with whom we will dwell, sup, and worship for all eternity as we go to the eternal place our Brother, Jesus, has prepared for us (John 14:2). The church is our true and better family. . . . They are the ones who are there to help strengthen us and also comfort us when our natural family is as broken and cracked as arid land. . . .

This is the church’s calling and every saint’s privileged responsibility: to make and mentor disciples. Loving one another is not an optional extra, if we know the love of our Savior. . . .

Think of what we can do when we prioritize our spiritual families’ needs. When our faith meets our works. When our church members come in contact with our love. The impact on the fatherless will be life-transforming. The impact on the future could be generation-changing. ¹

 

¹Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness, 2021, Blair Linne

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Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness by Blair Linne, ©2021 by The Good Book Company, used by kind permission. www.thegoodbook.com

Scripture taken from The CSB